PolitiKit

National caregiving strategy including necessary policy, program, and budgetary allocations.

Incentivize adoption of accessibility for care occupancy standards. Include Intentional Community Consortium in national housing strategy discussions.

Expand funding for housing for people with diverse abilities.

Securing a renewal of dedicated funding for mental health and addiction services via bilateral health agreements with provinces and territories ahead of the 2026 federal budget.

HARMFUL ONLINE CONTENT: Advocate to address the escalation of online harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence targeting physicians, other health workers, and anyone seeking health care treatment, including measures to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: provide CMA’s perspective on the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector and the means through which advancements can be foreseen and managed.

HARMFUL ONLINE CONTENT: Advocate to address the escalation of online harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence targeting physicians, other health workers, and anyone seeking health care treatment, including measures to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: provide CMA’s perspective on the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector and the means through which advancements can be foreseen and managed.

Communicating with public office holders about the implementation of the Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11), including the issuance of regulatory policies thereunder by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC"), more specifically its impact on the film, television and animation sectors.

Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers.

Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.

Canada is experiencing an “entrepreneurial drought”: a sustained period where business closures consistently outpace new business starts, leading to a shrinking entrepreneurial base and declining confidence in entrepreneurship. CFIB recommends that reversing this trend should be treated as a national economic priority.

Communicating with government officials about the proposed Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act (Bill C-22) as it relates to the timely production of data and information.

Communicating with government officials about the Online Harms Act (formerly Bill C-63), more specifically about the regulation of online content.

Seeking one time capital federal funding to support future capital projects and infrastructure expansions.

Research and share information from Equal Voice's election tracker and other research projects and initiatives (e.g. national polling).

Addressing the barriers faced by women and gender diverse people seeking, and serving in elected office, such as financial, harassment, gender bias.

Arranging meetings to discuss the modernization of legislatures to ensure they are more gender-inclusive, family-friendly, and a workplace free from harassment.

Arranging meetings with officials to address the barriers faced by women and gender diverse people seeking and serving in elected office such as, financial, harassment, and gender bias.

Arrange meetings to obtain funding from the Department of Women and Gender Equality for leadership programming to increase the participation of women and gender-diverse people in Canada's political sphere.

Obtain funding from the Department of Women and Gender Equality for leadership programming to increase the participation of women and gender diverse people in Canada's political life.

Engage federal officials on policies, legislation and regulations relevant to digital media and user-generated online content, including privacy, data security, and copyright.

Advocating for the development of a federal capital funding program to address temporary housing needs for vulnerable populations, including families served by Ronald McDonald House.

Seeking federal funding to support future capital projects, infrastructure, and service delivery, with funding mechanisms to be determined.